Ronald Reagan was shot 69 days after inauguration. The former Screen Actors Guild liberal leaning union leader turned conservative used the massive sentiment of the event as a catalyst to launch the Reagan Revolution. He boosted military spending, cut taxes, reduced federal spending, and reduced
As a thoughtful libertarian from the Austrian school of economics I believe governments participation in the economy should be minimal. Limited to creating an equal opportunity playing field for all (not equal outcome) and help set the rules for the pursuit of happiness. I adore
China’s desire to be the number one economy in the world started long before Donald Trump shook his finger at China. President Trump is a master at many things. He’s the best at fighting with people. By suggesting China lied to the world about COVID-19,
The most frequent question I have received over the past few weeks of April has to be tied to the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). What if the bottom is in? What if we make new highs? That has certainly been the conditioning for the
I’ve written about the Value Line Geometric Average before and what it represents. I recommend readers review the following to get a better understanding. The geometric average better represents the realized return that most investors experience from the average stock. For the US markets, the
Click here to watch the Friday, April 17, 2020 episode of Berman’s Call on BNN Bloomberg The global cost of recovery from COVID-19 will likely be in the tens of trillions when the dust settles. There is no limit to the amount of support we
Click here to watch the Thursday, April 2, 2020 episode of Berman’s Call on BNN Bloomberg TOP PICKS: INDA, FM, GLD One of the market impacts from this crisis is a cut to dividends. From companies looking to save cash From legislation that will limit
Please, make sure you do your part in the global pandemic. Not to participate would be selfish. Sacrifice is needed by all to preserve as much life as possible. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. The 2008 post Lehman playbook is still in
First, make sure you do your part in the effort to moderate the global pandemic. Not to participate would be selfish. Sacrifice is needed by all to preserve as much life as possible. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Although today is almost
It’s not the VIX at 50+. It’s the fact that after-tax corporate profits tracked by the Federal Reserve in the national income data has not gone up in 7 years (including Trump’s ill-timed tax cut) by the way. So what’s going on here? It’s simple,